Legal Material • 02 Aug 2025

Dissecting Abolition and Amnesty: Definitions, Differences, and Legal Consequences

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Literasi Hukum Indonesia - In legal and political news in Indonesia, the terms abolition and amnesty often appear together. Both are the President's prerogative rights that have great power to...

News • 06 Jan 2026

Criminal Code Procedure Act 2025 Regulates Confession of Guilt, Supreme Court Prepares Supreme Court Regulation on Plea Bargaining

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KUHAP 2025 regulates the mechanism of “plea bargain” guilty” which must be voluntary, assisted by legal counsel, and still tested by a judge.

Opinion • 30 Dec 2025

Reverse Criminalization, a Threat to Crime Reporters in Indonesia

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Reverse criminalization threatens crime reporters in Indonesia due to loopholes in criminal procedure law and weak whistleblower protection.

Legal Material • 26 Mar 2024

principle of legality V. Principle of Opportunity in the Prosecution of Criminal Cases

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…in Indonesian criminal law. Find complete definitions, scope, and differences between the principle of legality principle of legality legality and opportunity that underlie the prosecution. Understand how...

Legal Material • 16 Jul 2025

Thoroughly Examining Mens Rea and Actus Reus

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Understand the meaning of mens rea and actus reus as fundamental elements of criminal acts in Indonesian criminal law. In-depth analysis of the differences between dolus and culpa, unlawful nature, as well as r...

Opinion • 15 Jan 2024

Criminal Evidence System in Indonesia

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Literasi Hukum - This article discusses the 4 criminal evidence systems. Let's take a look at the explanation! In theory, there are 4 (four) systems of evidence, namely: 1. Criminal Evidence System Convicti...

Opinion • 12 Mar 2023

Shifting the Burden of Proof in the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU)

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Literasi Hukum Indonesia - This article discusses the definition of money laundering (TPPU), its extraordinary handling, evidence in TPPU, and reverse burden of proof in TPPU. This article explains...

Legal Material • 12 Aug 2024

Understanding What Due Process Model and Crime Control Model are in Criminal Procedure Law

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This article discusses what is meant by the due process model and the crime control model in criminal procedure law.

Legal Material • 07 Aug 2023

Retroactive Principle V. principle of legality: Definition and Prohibition

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Literasi Hukum Indonesia - Learn what principle of legality retroactive is, how the principle of retroactive applies, and how the regulations regarding principle of legality retroactive in Indonesian national law and inter...

Opinion • 09 Feb 2024

principle of legality: Foundation of Justice and legal certainty

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Learn about Principle Legality, an essential principle of criminal law. Learn about its application, history, and relationship with principle of legality other laws.